1-30-2023 12:31am

Highway 82 Rockslide Road Closed Through Monday

Chris Edwards Editor

Photo Courtesy of John Duresky of High Rolls

Highway 82 to Cloudcroft is closed due to a rock slide. The photos shown were taken by John Duresky of High Rolls and provided to the Cloudcroft Fire Department for public posting. He arrived with two other vehicles, while dust was still in the air. He found a historical photo showing exactly where the rock originated.

Highway 82 will be closed for the next few days. Fresnal Canyon was open but travel is part dirt road and arroyo washes and is now closed due to larger vehicles getting stuck. La Luz Canyon and Bailey Canyon are not passable with snowpack.

It is suggested to take Hwy 70 East (towards Ruidoso) to Hwy 244 back to Cloudcroft.

Hwy 82 will remain closed through tomorrow evening. It will be reassessed once the crews clear the rocks from the roadway and it’s verified as stable and no risk.

To get from Alamogordo to Cloudcroft you'll have to go to Tularosa to 244 and back to Cloudcroft same route if coming from Cloudcroft down to Alamogordo

To stay up to date on state road closures visit https://www.nmroads.com/mobIndex.html?